Watch a re-creation of a plane crash

“Why Planes Crash: Brace For Impact” uses state-of-the-art computer graphics and animation to show what happens when things go wrong after takeoff and pilots are forced to put a plane down in less than favorable conditions. Watch our re-creation of the fate of A.L.M. Flight 890 as it attempted – unsuccessfully – to land in St. Maarten during a bad storm. (NBC News)

MSNBC | July 9, 2009

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